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Nick My Uber driver met his wife on a blind date. He gave me advice and a great pep talk. This man should be an inspirational speaker.

Tori It was raining, so I called a Lyft. Despite leaving early and only having to travel a mile, I was late. I called the restaurant to let him know.

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Nick When my date arrived, I thought she was very pretty.

Tori He wasn’t bad looking, but far from my usual type. I wanted to keep an open mind to see what we had in common.

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Nick She works in publishing and I work for a TV station.

Tori He didn’t ask a lot about me so I felt like I was carrying the conversation.

Nick We both play video games, though different types and I’m sure she’s better than me. I was still nervous but my date was good at keeping the conversation going.

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Tori The conversation was strained at times. We both play video games but he didn’t seem interested in talking about what I like to play.

Nick My date had just gotten back from Mexico. In addition, she spent a year in Ireland getting her master’s so we talked about cities she went to while there.

Tori I have lived abroad; he seemed more of a creature of habit and has never traveled internationally. As the night went on, it was clear we weren’t a match.

Nick For dinner I got chicken. The waiter was very friendly and offered up good advice.

Tori The pulled pork had flavor but could have been more moist. Our waiter was attentive and friendly. I found it easier to converse with him than with Nick.

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Nick My Uber driver said that when he met his wife he could tell right away he was going to marry her. That did not happen. If there was a part I could redo, it would be the end. After dinner, I just said, “Maybe we’ll run into each other again,” and walked away. I’m not sure why. I had a great time, I guess I was still nervous.

Tori I stood out front figuring out what to do. It was early, so I ended up going back into Southern Proper for another drink, and dished with the waiter about the date.